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Amtrak Train Derails In Philadelphia
An anonymous reader writes: An Amtrak train has derailed in Philadelphia, injuring at least 50 of the roughly 240 people on board. The train was on its way from Washington D.C. to New York City when it derailed around 9:20pm local time. Former congressman Patrick Murphy, who was aboard the train, said, "It wobbled at first and then went off the tracks. There were some pretty banged-up people. One guy next to me was passed out. We kicked out the window in the top of the train car and helped get everyone out."
all under amtrak control
Perhaps you are thinking of Metro North which is most decidedly not the same as Amtrak?
Perhaps you are thinking of the crash involving undiagnosed sleep apnea (Metro North did not screen its employees for sleep apnea as NHTSA recommends for all operators). They changed his shift unexpectedly, his sleep apnea prevented him from sleeping well and he nodded off. It was 100% preventable if Metro North had followed the guidelines.
Perhaps you are thinking of the derailment and death on Metro North when a train plowed into a work crew. Again no fault to the train or the crew, but a management failure to enforce basic rules of safety.
Oh and you really think that amtrak sets its prices like that? woof!
America has the most rail of any country. More then the runner ups of both China and India, combined. It may not be the most sophisticated per mile, but good luck upgrading all of it.
Why is this on Slashdot...!?
Because some people who read slashdot also take the train
Because technology failures are interesting to technology people
Because intrastructure issues are important to the economy that employs slashdot readers
Between the three of them this is the highest capacity passenger rail in the world.
No way. The Yamanote line carries more than 3 million people on a typical day. During rush hour, a train arrives every three minutes. This Amtrak line is no where close to that. This train was carrying 258 people. The Japanese pack that many people into a single compartment.